ACMF Group & Associates
ESG-Ready! Certification
ESG-Ready! Certifications, Sustainability Reporting, ESG Monetization & International Private Capital Raising
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To turn your clients' ESG mandatory reporting pains into your strategic advantage to grow revenue!
As governments worldwide grapple with the pressing issue of climate change, they're implementing increasingly stringent regulations to drive sustainability. A significant part of this effort involves mandatory ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting for public listed companies and large private firms. This regulatory push, while directly impacting larger organizations, has far-reaching implications for non-large companies, particularly those supplying products or services to these larger entities.
To address this need, ACMF ESG, a division of ACMF Group, and CBASS (Circular Business Association) have jointly launched ESG-Ready Certification Level One and Level Two courses. These programs are designed to equip non-large companies with the knowledge and tools necessary to implement effective ESG practices and prepare them for the ESG reporting of their clients in different countries that might not have the same ESG reporting mandates due to the different countries' priorities, and existing & incoming ESG regulations.
To leverage on the expertise of ACMF & CBASS' talents from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Latin America, the courses offer a comprehensive and global perspective on ESG; all classes, discussions, and activities are conducted online.
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Introduction of ACMF and CBASS working teams
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I am thrilled to introduce you to ACMF and our esteemed partner, the Circular Business Association (CBASS).
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ACMF is comprised of a distinguished group of ESG consulting, international private capital-raising, and sell-side M&A consulting firms. Our group was co-founded by over 10 experienced professionals and shareholders residing in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. Our teams of co-founders, shareholders, and talents boast a collectively impressive background in investment banking, business advisory, venture capital, private equity, and ESG consultation. Additionally, our experts have influenced over five United Nations climate policies and involved over 10 successful IPOs, including two tech unicorns.
Specifically on the ESG front, we have access to talents and expertise who jointly bring more than 80 years of experience in ESG, armed with distinguished qualifications like the Master of Science in Economics for Natural Resource and Environmental Management, Environmental Management for Business, Sustainable Urban Development, Climate Policy, Tropical Biology Research and Logistics and Supply Chain Management from top universities. Our talent pool has been involved in municipal solid waste management plans towards zero waste and estimating recycling rates and practices, as well as drafting a nation’s SDG roadmap and Voluntary National Review to be presented globally at a High Level Political Forum. We also have talents who had been selected as a Schmidt MacArthur Fellow on Circular Economy since 2016, appointed as a Jury Member for the Gulf Cooperating Countries Circularity Awards for two years, as well as co-founded and invited as a non-legal content curator for a 5-episode webinar and podcast series on environmental rights with a nation’s Bar Council. Our talents have also delivered content on sustainability and circular economy to top universities in UK, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Chile (Latin America).
As the co-founding and chairing body of the Circular Business Association, we have played an instrumental role in formulating the Circular Business Blueprint methodology as well as developing and delivering flagship programmes including, the ESG-Ready! Certification Programme, the Circular Transitions Programme, and the Carbon Market Journey Readiness Programme. The Circular Business Association is a leading ecosystem builder dedicated to solving the climate crisis by accelerating business transition to a profitable circular economy. Established as a non-profit registered under the Registrar of Societies in Malaysia in 2022, our global association unites devoted talents and solution providers keen on making a significant difference in the world while achieving substantial financial success. The association is supported by Honorary Advisors with extensive expertise and a collective ESG-related assets under management exceeding USD 15 billion.
ACMF has been instrumental for CBASS to cultivate influential relationships with organizations like the Hainan International Carbon Emissions Exchange, London Climate Tech Show, and the Smart Cities Network. Our work has been pivotal in joint webinars with the likes of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), Indonesian Marketing Association, Zayed Sustainability Prize. We had also been selected as partners for distinguished events including the Economist Impact Global Plastics Summit 2023, which is one of the largest gathering of stakeholders advocating for a robust UN Plastics Treaty.
On the International Private Capital Raising front, ACMF has dedicated its expertise to ensuring transformation is profitable, business-sustainable and investible. We are industry agnostic and have supported more than 55 different industries in international private fundraising readiness. In 2024, ACMF Group received the Top Investment Banking Service Provider in APAC Award from Financial Services Review USA.
Since 2017, ACMF has had the honour of being invited to do a joint events with Bursa Malaysia, Singapore Exchange (SGX), Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on Fundraising Readiness, IPO readiness and Methods to increase Company’s Future Valuation, which is very uncommon as local investment banks are usually preferred.In addition, ACMF had joint events with the China Regulator overseeing the Sanya, Hainan Free Trade opportunities for overseas companies, and with Indonesian regulators to share about Shariah-compliant Private Equity Funds. Our co-founder in China is also working with the top 5 largest ESG funds in China.
With these backgrounds, ACMF is delivering a holistic and whole of ecosystem solution architecture to clients so that ESG business transformation and talent development does not only meet the requirements of compliance and passion, but also profitability, business sustainability and investibility. In doing so, we believe it will solve the triple challenge of: 1. the ‘taxi driver syndrome’ where businesses have low long term sustainability and eventually stop delivering their value to the world when the founders stop working; 2. The pain of climate crisis that will affect more than 1.2 billion people directly; and 3. Prevent world war and improving world peace by using business and joint prosperity to bring people, communities and nations to common ground.
We are ecstatic about the potential to collaborate with individuals and organizations that share our vision for a sustainable future. Thank you for considering this partnership. We are eager to explore how we can work together to foster meaningful change.
Testimonials
Ease Our Implementation in Sustainability
“It’s easy to get paralysed in making a decision on carbon projects and sustainability. The team has helped us gain clarity on how to get involved with the voluntary carbon markets and other sustainability related standards.”
Chelsea Chee, CEO, Mentari Alam Eko (MAEKO Malaysia) Food waste specialist and onsite composter manufacturer
Ease Our Involvement in ESG
“The team was able to explain such complex concepts with such ease, clarity and depth. Truly appreciate the efforts to go through case studies, including some relevant to our industry. The team helped us see how these concepts are in real life. ” - Serene Ong, Founder, LoveJoy Consultancy Services
(Food and Beverage sector consultancy)
Covered Out Blind Spots About Sustainability
“Compared to reading a book, the Circular Transitions Programme covered a lot and really opened up a lot more to what I already know about sustainability. Highly recommend it.”
Suresh Unnikrishnan, Global Partnerships Officer,
LTT Global (Education provider)
Speed Up ESG Involvement
“The team helped me completely change my interest and confidence to engage with ESG in just 2 days. I can actually pitch into my client’s discussion, ask more questions and engage better. I feel so confident now.”
Suvicha Nalita, Managing Director, CIG Group Public Company Limited
(Air-conditioning and refrigeration Manufacturer)
Ease Our Implementation Holistically
“ESG Demystified. When starting my ESG journey, I constantly had challenges from lots of complex jargon and layers of processes without knowing the purpose of ESG. The team helped me piece a lot of things together.”
Irfan Mohamed, Director, Uhijau LLP
(Permaculture and CSR project provider)
Ease Our ESG Implementation
“I was tasked to lead the sustainability initiatives for my company. New to this realm, the programme helped me gain clarity on how to approach this monumental task without the overwhelm and overkill.”
Deevanesh a/l Gengatharan, Senior Chemist, Ovachem (Specialist chemical manufacturer)
Precise, methodical co-creative that got us results
“ACMF has been a co-creative, competency building, continuous journey of comprehensive preparation with the ultimate goal of going IPO in next five years, They have prepared us for our fund raising phase by revamping our structure, refining the business model, evaluation & bridging of the gaps in the financial projections. The discussion calls have been regular , precise & methodical.”
Wendy & Dr.Pramod, Co-founders, Abuzz Wellness Sdn Bhd
Winner of Unicorn Pitches Indonesia
(The World Largest Startup Pitch Contest).
Pin-pointed Exponential Growth Areas
“The program benefited our company tremendously. It identified areas and strategies to grow our group of companies exponentially. We are amazed that ACMF is capable of achieving this within a short period and we certainly look forward to engaging their services for the long term.”
Mr. Kevin, Group Director, Business Development, JAMES KING GROUP (integrated design and build group of companies that specializes in delivering high-quality commercial retail projects)
Grew clientele and sales turnover
“I had always thought my private dining business was destined to remain small, but spending 3 hours with ACMF reviewing my business made me realise I could bring my unique dining experience to a global level. To date, I have increased my client database by 100% and have been given media exposure on both local and regional dailies. This is one of the best three hours I have ever spent. Recommend for anyone who wants to grow sales turnover by more than 30%”
Miss Prudence, Executive Chef, Notti Chef (Provider of dinner events, cooking demonstrations, workshops and sampling sessions to private dining chefs)
Accelerated our Investibility
“My recent "bullet-proofing" session with ACMF was incredibly valuable and eye-opening. It changed my perspective, give me personal focus and the skills to move ahead with more confidence, greater knowledge of how to pitch, and focus the business plans and ambitions to suit an investor for each stage of our development path”
Mr. Peter Coleman, an entrepreneur with 40 years in music, sound production, directing, writing, 3D and VFX pioneer in Australia
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ESG-Ready! Level 1 Certification Course
What will be covered?
- Demystified jargons, concepts, standards around sustainability, ESG
- Top 5 must-know ESG developments in the market and regulatory space to be prepared for any ESG conversation
- How to rapidly spot greenwashing and use it to your business advantage
- How to rapidly spot client priorities from their sustainability policy/ report and website
- How to lead meaningful ESG conversation for your strategic advantage and business offering
- BONUS: Cheat sheet to rapidly focus your sustainability research to avoid overkill and overwhelm
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ESG-Ready! Level 2 Certification Course
What will be covered?
- Understand the Mandatory Sustainability Reporting pain that your clients are facing and the methodology they have to comply with
- Using data preparedness to get deeper into preferred vendor status
- Finding the critical data to serve multiple clients quickly in their ESG reporting inventory
- Planning a systematic data collection for these Top 5 critical data to minimise the need for customisation
- Setting up the next steps to avoid vendor replacement
- How utilise data preparedness for your strategic advantage in conversations with your client
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ESG Monetization & International Private Capital Raising
ESG Monetization & International Private Capital Raising classes are free classes for participants that have passed the examinations of ESG-Ready! Level 1 & 2 Certification Courses.
- Understand the latest international private capital landscape and investors' mandates.
- Understand the monetization models that are profitable for your ESG business.
- Understand the potential valuations for your companies' international private capital raising.
- Understand different exit models for your investors, employees, and business founders (such as international IPOs, M&A trade sales, and others).
- Understand dilution, share structures, and control mechanisms for international private fundraisings.
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Recognition
Recognition of ESG-Ready! Level 1 Certification Course:
1. CBASS issued Certificate of Completion of ESG-Ready! Level 1 (valid for 2 years)
2. ACMF ESG issued Certificate of Completion of ESG-Ready! Level 1 (valid for 2 years)
3. ESG-Ready! Level 1 badge to be used on your profile
Recognition of ESG-Ready! Level 2 Certification Course:
1. CBASS issued Certificate of Completion of ESG-Ready! Level 2 (valid for 2 years)
2. ACMF ESG issued Certificate of Completion of ESG-Ready! Level 2 (valid for 2 years)
3. ESG-Ready! Level 2 badge to be used on your profile
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How much time is needed?
ESG-Ready! Level 1 Certification Course
Two days of 90-minutes each, and a 30-minutes Level 1 Assessment Exam at the end of Day 2.
ESG-Ready! level 2 Certification Course
Two days of 90-minutes each, and a 45-minutes Level 2 Assessment Exam. The Exam is online and must be completed within one week of the workshop attended.
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ESG Monetization & International Private Capital Raising
It will be a combination of Zoom Online Classes, Zoom Group Exercises, and pre-recorded classes. Zoom Online Classes and Zoom Group Exercises will be conducted once every 3 to 4 weeks. Participants should expect 4 to 5 months are needed to complete all the coverage of ESG Monetization & International Private Capital Raising. There is no limit on the maximum amount of classes and group exercises one qualified participant can join. Note: Qualified participants are people that have passed the examinations of ESG-Ready! Level 1 & 2 Certification Courses of ACMF.
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Qualified participants:
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Your companies are involved in extracting, processing, production, assembly, and/or transporting solid, liquid, or gas energies or products ,
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You have a certificate in any discipline,
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Ability to communicate and write in basic English,
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Ability to use Microsoft Office, and
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Able to attend online classes and discussions using online tools such as email, WeChat, Whatsapp, and Zoom Meeting.
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ESG-Ready! Level One Certification Course : USD 199/-
ESG-Ready! Level Two Certification Course : USD 219/-
Both ESG-Ready! Level One and Two Certification Course : USD 313.50
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Application
The ACMF ESG and CBASS programs are highly selective, focusing on participants who can significantly contribute to ESG initiatives and benefit from long-term ESG practices. Only successful applicants will be notified.